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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionaryex·tinct I \ik-ˈstiŋ(k)t, ˈek-ˌ\ adjective ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Latin exstinctus, past participle of exstinguere DATE 15th century1. a. no longer burning b. no longer active an extinct volcano2. no longer existing an extinct animal3. a. gone out of use : superseded b. having no qualified claimant an extinct title II transitive verb DATE 15th centuryarchaic : extinguishEnglish Etymologyextinct early 15c., from L. extinctus, pp. of extinguere (see extinguish). Originally of fires; the sense of "dying out" of a family, a hereditary title, or a species is first recorded in Eng. 1580s.Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7extinctex·tinct / ik5stiNkt / adjective1. (of a type of plant, animal, etc. 某种植物或动物等) no longer in existence 不再存在的；已灭绝的；绝种的: an extinct species 已灭绝的物种 to become extinct 绝种 2. (of a type of person, job or way of life 某种类型的人、工作或生活方式) no longer in existence in society 绝迹的；消亡了的；废除了的: Servants are now almost extinct in modern society. 在现代社会里奴仆已近乎不复存在。 3. (of a volcano 火山) no longer active 不再活跃的；死的 OPP activeOxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of EnglishOxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishextinct adj. VERBS be | become, go | presume sth, think sth The species was presumed extinct. ADV. completely, totally | all but, almost, nearly, practically, virtually The numbers of these animals have been falling steadily and they are now almost extinct. Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridgedex·tinctI. \ikˈstiŋ(k)t, (ˈ)ek|s-\ adjectiveEtymology: Middle English, from Latin exstinctus, extinctus, past participle of exstinguere, extinguere to extinguish — more at extinguish1. a. : no longer burning : put out : extinguished, quenched < he threw his extinct cigarette into the rapid brown water — C.S.Forester > < all hope was extinct > b. of a volcano : marked by total cessation of eruptions : no longer active2. a. : no longer living : deceased, dead < extinct relatives and friends > b. : that has died out altogether < an extinct nation > : lacking living representatives : lacking survivors < an extinct royal family > < extinct prehistoric animals > : no longer to be found : no longer in existence : vanished < a truly kind person of a type almost extinct > c. : that no longer exists in its original form < members of an extinct Indian people now living on a reservation >3. a. : gone out of use : superseded < like a woman dressed in a fashion long extinct — William Beebe > < an extinct language > < extinct laws and customs > : obsolete < extinct verb suffixes > b. of a title of nobility : being without a qualified claimant < an extinct dukedom >II. transitive verb(extincted ; extincted or extinct ; extincting ; extincts)Etymology: Middle English extincten, from Latin exstinctus, extinctus, past participlearchaic : extinguish < give renewed fire to our extincted spirits — Shakespeare >

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